Here's another short chapter in the seemingly never-ending adventures of our newlyweds. I promise that it will end eventually. Meanwhile, more ever-abounding sap and fluff. Sounds messy...
Greg dropped the last of their bags at the foot of the big bed and stopped to look around the spacious master bedroom. The website pictures had truly not done the place justice. Nearly every room had its own porch or balcony overlooking the lake and mountain beyond, and the single bedroom was no exception. A spacious hot tub sat to the side of that porch. He was looking forward to making use of it.
"This place is perfect! I never realized you were such a romantic." Sara hugged him from behind.
"I just wish we had more than four days to enjoy it. Though I'm already missing Katie so much now it's probably for the best."
"I miss her too, but we talked to Mom less than an hour ago and we know she's just fine. The child is bonding with her grandparents, and if we threatened to go pick her up early my mother would fight us over it. Remember her parting shot?"
Sara grinned. " 'You two go spend some time practicing. Maybe before too long you'll get it right and give me another grandbaby.' I like your Mom. She's direct."
Greg nodded. "She's definitely that." He sighed. "Do you want to?"
"Want to what?" Sara's voice was puzzled.
"You know - have a baby together."
"Eventually. I think right now we have our hands full with Katie, work, looking for a house, getting used to being married. "
"I've thought about it a lot - you having my baby. I thought about it even before Katie came along. The scientist in me wonders what our child would be like."
Sara chuckled. "Mmmmm... dark hair, dark eyes, smart, hard headed."
Greg chuckled. "Nosy, opinionated, loud. Good looking like her mother."
Sara grinned. "Funny like his Daddy."
He wrapped his arms around her. "We're going to have a great life together. We were meant to be together."
"Somehow, I think you're right. " She snuggled against him, "I love you," she whispered. " I have for a while. I wouldn't have married you if I didn't. It's just hard for me to say the words."
He moved back and smiled at her. "I love you too - but you know that." His lips covered hers in a deep, tender kiss. "What you just told me... now my happiness is complete. I've been hopelessly in love with you for so long. Now I don't have to love you from a distance any more."
"I wonder if we would've ended up together if Katie hadn't come along."
He smirked. "I think we would have. We were already getting closer. We were going to become lovers eventually, and we both knew it. Just admit it."
She chuckled. "I think that's a fair assessment of things. I had contemplated, you know, seducing you - maybe more than contemplated, maybe more like figured out a strategy."
"You have GOT to be kidding! A strategy? You sound like you really thought I was going to put up a fight. "
She shrugged. "A lady always has a plan. "
"You know, you could still seduce me if you wanted. I'd hate all that planning to go to waste." She nuzzled his ear. "That is a thought. You're wicked, you know that?"
He chuckled. "And you love it, don't you?"
"Mmm-hmmm." She pulled at his arm. "Now help me get unpacked and get this bed made..."
Greg yawned. "Do you think the hot tub's ready yet?" They were snuggled up together on a blanket beside the lake watching a vivid sunset.
"Should be."
He smirked and grabbed her wrist. "So, Mrs. Sanders, ever do it in a hot tub?"
"No, come to think about it, I don't believe I have. How about you?"
"No, I haven't. We could both change that if you want."
"You know, that's a good idea. It is our honeymoon, and as a surprising number of people have recently felt free to inform me, that IS the sort of thing we're supposed to be doing." She paused for effect. "It IS our second night here, so I believe I'll go freshen up... for our bath."
Greg grinned idiotically. "Good idea..."